when the ChatGPT Plugin they debuted for the first time, Plus users and beyond started jumping for joy. These allow a series of automations targeting only a specific field. Yet, it seems that OpenAI has decided to abandon them in favor of the more recent ones GPTs. The news emerges from a document leaked online. Here are all the details.
OpenAI may abandon ChatGPT Plugins
In early November, the tech community witnessed a significant shift in the ChatGPT plugin landscape. The introduction of personalized GPTs by OpenAI has led many to question the future of traditional plugins. The email recently sent to the developers strengthened these hypotheses, although it did not outline an immediate farewell to the current plugins. We found it thanks to an internal figure who published the document on X (formerly Twitter), announcing the farewell of the Plugins.
OpenAI's new strategy suggests one gradual transition towards personalized GPTs, inviting developers to consider this more flexible and potentially more fruitful alternative. Although some developers see this as an abandonment of their previous efforts, the stated goal is to use the accumulated experience to build a more robust and versatile base for the future of conversational artificial intelligence.
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DevDay, a leading event in the industry, highlighted this change with the removal of the link to traditional plugins. This move, together with the statements of the CEO of OpenAI, suggests a repositioning in the market, favoring solutions that promise a greater economic return and a better response to market needs. And then, let's face it: ChatGPT Plugins have been available for months do not work and confirmation comes from numerous user reports.
I myself used some of them for personal and private work, but for some time I continued to have login problems" with a red alert appearing and telling me "Unable to log in to the plugin“. Luckily, though, custom GPTs have appeared with the introduction of GPT-4 Turbo.
However, this path is not exempt from critical e perplexity. The developer community, a vital element for the innovation and growth of the OpenAI ecosystem, could be affected by this reorientation. The challenge for OpenAI will be to balance innovation and support for its user base and collaborators, trying to mitigate friction and enhance the work done so far.
